Inset dynamic content preview pane

ABSTRACT

A preview of dynamic effects in a document is provided. As a user scrolls through pages of a document, for example, slides of a slide presentation, a static representation of each page may be displayed in a main viewing area, and a dynamic view of any dynamic effects may be displayed in an inset preview pane. The preview pane may be provided in a corner of the main viewing area, and may display the dynamic effects in a loop or upon selection. Accordingly, a user may be able to scroll through a document without having to click through interactive content on a page, and concurrently may be informed of and have an opportunity to view the dynamic effects in a preview pane.

BACKGROUND

Oftentimes when using a computer software application, such as a slidepresentation application, a user may browse or scan through pages of adocument (e.g., slides of a slide presentation). If the document (e.g.,slide presentation) comprises dynamic content, such as animations,transition effects, video content, interactive content, etc., the usermay either have to click (or tap) through each dynamic effect to workhis way through the document, or the user may have to play the dynamiccontent if the document (e.g., slide presentation) is in slideshow mode,which may force the user out of context of editing, and thusinterrupting user flow. As can be appreciated, this may verytime-consuming and inefficient. Alternatively, a collapsed version of apage (e.g., slide) may be displayed, wherein the dynamic content may bedisplayed as a single static representation on the page. A user may beable to skim through a document (e.g., slide presentation) quickly;however, the user may wish to view the dynamic effects.

It is with respect to these and other considerations that the presentinvention has been made.

SUMMARY

This summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts in asimplified form that are further described below in the detaileddescription. This summary is not intended to identify key features oressential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended asan aid in determining the scope of the claimed subject matter.

Embodiments of the present invention solve the above and other problemsby providing an inset preview pane for displaying dynamic content in adocument. According to embodiments, as a user scrolls through pages(e.g., slides) of a document (e.g., slide presentation), a staticrepresentation of each page may be displayed in a main viewing area, anda dynamic view of any dynamic content (e.g., animations, transitioneffects, video, interactive content, etc.) may be displayed in a previewpane. The preview pane may be provided in a corner of the main viewingarea. Accordingly, a user may be able to scroll through a document(e.g., slide presentation) without having to click or select through thedynamic effects on a page (e.g., slide), and may be informed of and havean opportunity to view the dynamic content in a preview area.

The details of one or more embodiments are set forth in the accompanyingdrawings and description below. Other features and advantages will beapparent from a reading of the following detailed description and areview of the associated drawings. It is to be understood that thefollowing detailed description is explanatory only and is notrestrictive of the invention as claimed.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute apart of this disclosure, illustrate various embodiments of the presentinvention. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a simplified block diagram of a system providing a preview ofdynamic content in an inset dynamic content preview pane;

FIG. 2 is an illustration of a slide comprising dynamic content, whereintransitioning of the dynamic content may not be displayed, according tocurrent methods and systems;

FIG. 3A is an illustration of a slide, wherein the slide does notcomprise dynamic content;

FIG. 3B is an illustration of a slide and an inset dynamic contentpreview pane, wherein a notification is provided that the slide does notcomprise dynamic content;

FIGS. 4A-4C are illustrations of a slide and an inset dynamic contentpreview pane, wherein the slide comprises dynamic content and a previewof the dynamic content is displayed in the inset dynamic content previewpane;

FIG. 5 is an illustration of an inset dynamic content preview panecomprising a functionality control for activating play of the dynamiccontent;

FIG. 6 a flow chart of a method for providing a preview of dynamiccontent in an inset dynamic content preview pane;

FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating example physical components of acomputing device with which embodiments of the invention may bepracticed;

FIGS. 8A and 8B are simplified block diagrams of a mobile computingdevice with which embodiments of the present invention may be practiced;and

FIG. 9 is a simplified block diagram of a distributed computing systemin which embodiments of the present invention may be practiced.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

As briefly described above, embodiments of the present invention aredirected to providing a preview of dynamic content in an inset dynamiccontent preview pane.

The following detailed description refers to the accompanying drawings.Wherever possible, the same reference numbers are used in the drawingand the following description to refer to the same or similar elements.While embodiments of the invention may be described, modifications,adaptations, and other implementations are possible. For example,substitutions, additions, or modifications may be made to the elementsillustrated in the drawings, and the methods described herein may bemodified by substituting, reordering, or adding stages to the disclosedmethods. Accordingly, the following detailed description does not limitthe invention, but instead, the proper scope of the invention is definedby the appended claims.

Referring now to the drawings, in which like numerals represent likeelements, various embodiments will be described. FIG. 1 is a blockdiagram illustrating a network architecture 100 for a preview of dynamiccontent in an inset dynamic content preview pane in accordance withvarious embodiments. The network architecture 100 includes a computingdevice 110. The computing device 110 may be one of various types ofcomputing devices (e.g., a tablet computing device, a desktop computer,a mobile communication device, a laptop computer, a laptop/tablet hybridcomputing device, a large screen multi-touch display, a gaming device, asmart television, or other types of computing devices) for executingapplications 120 for performing a variety of tasks.

A user 102 may utilize an application 120 on a computing device 110 fora variety of tasks, which may include, for example, to write, calculate,draw, organize, prepare presentations, send and receive electronic mail,take and organize notes, make music, and the like. According toembodiments, the computing device 110 may include a slide presentationapplication 128, which may be utilized to create, edit, view, andpresent slide presentations. Applications 120 may include thick clientapplications, which may be stored locally on the computing device 110(as illustrated in FIG. 1), or may include thin client applications(i.e., web applications) that may reside on a remote server andaccessible over a network, such as the Internet or an intranet. A thinclient application may be hosted in a browser-controlled environment orcoded in a browser-supported language and reliant on a common webbrowser to render the application executable on a computing device 110.

The computing device 110 may be configured to receive content 122 forpresentation on a display 126 (which may comprise a touch screendisplay). For example, content 122 may include a slide presentation 202comprising one or more pages or slides 204.

An application 120 may be configured to enable a user 102 to use apointing device (e.g., a mouse, pen/stylus, etc.) and/or to utilizesensors 124 (e.g., touch sensor, accelerometer, hover, facialrecognition, voice recognition, light sensor, proximity sensor,gyroscope, tilt sensor, GPS, etc.) on the computing device 110 tointeract with content 122 via a number of input modes. To assist usersto locate and utilize functionalities of a given application 120, a userinterface (UI) containing a plurality of selectable functionalitycontrols may be provided.

Referring now to FIG. 2, an example of a collapsed static representation210 of a slide 204C of a slide presentation 202 according to currentmethods and systems is illustrated. Although described herein asdisplaying interactive content in a slide of a slide presentation, itshould be understood that embodiments are not limited to such, and mayinclude various types of documents comprising dynamic content. Asdescribed above, currently, when a user 102 scrolls through slides 204of a slide presentation 202, and if a slide 204 comprises dynamiccontent, he may either have to click through each animation, effect andtransition, or may be provided with a collapsed static representation210 as illustrated in FIG. 2. When a slide 204 is displayed asstatically collapsed, a user 102 may be unaware of various effects andanimations that may be meaningful. An animation icon 208 may bedisplayed next to a slide 204 in a preview area 206 to indicate that theslide 204 comprises dynamic content, such as animations, transitioneffects, video content, interactive content, etc.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a preview of dynamiccontent in an inset dynamic content preview pane. According to anembodiment and as illustrated in FIG. 3A, if a slide 204 does notcomprise dynamic content, an inset pane may not be displayed. Forexample, the slide 204A shown displayed in the main viewing area 304 ofthe display 126 is a first slide 204 of an example slide presentation202 comprising four slides as can be seen in the preview area 206 inFIG. 2. As can be seen, an animation icon 208 is not displayed next tothe slide 204A in the preview area 206, and thus indicating that theslide 204 does not comprise dynamic content, such as animations,transition effects, video content, etc.

Referring now to FIG. 3B, an inset pane (herein referred to as a dynamicpreview pane 302) may be provided within an application 120 userinterface displayed on computing device display 126. If a slide 204comprises dynamic content, such as an animation, transition effects,interactive content, or other dynamic content, a preview of the dynamiccontent may be displayed in the dynamic preview pane 302. According toone embodiment, the dynamic preview pane 302 may be a smaller panedisplayed adjacent to a main view of a slide 204 in a main viewing area304. For example, interactive content may include an embedded webapplication in a document (e.g., in a slide presentation 202). Theinteractive content may represent an interactive map that a user may beable to manipulate in real-time. According to an embodiment, possibleinteractions may be displayed in the dynamic preview pane 302. Accordingto an embodiment and as illustrated in FIG. 3B, if a slide 204 does notcomprise any dynamic content, an indication of such (i.e., no-animationsnotification 306) may be provided in the dynamic preview pane 302.

With reference now to FIGS. 4A-4C, a third slide 204C of the exampleslide presentation 202 is shown displayed in the main viewing area 304of the application user interface. As indicated by the animation icon208 displayed next to the slide 204C in the preview area 206 of FIG. 2,the third slide 204C comprises animations, transitions, interactivecontent, or other dynamic content 402. According to embodiments, if aslide 204 comprises dynamic content 402, the view of the slide 204displayed in the main viewing area 304 may be a collapsed staticrepresentation 210 of the slide. A dynamic view may be displayed in thedynamic preview pane 302, wherein any animations, transitions, videocontent, interactive content, or other dynamic content 402 incorporatedinto the slide 204 may play in the dynamic view.

For example, the third slide 204C of the example slide presentation 202comprises dynamic content 402, the dynamic content 402 comprising arearrangement of two shapes (a square 404 and a circle 406) via aselector 408 and displayed on a tablet device. Each animation step ordynamic effect 402A-D is shown in FIGS. 4A-4C. That is, the firstdynamic effect 402A is illustrated in FIG. 4A, the second dynamic effect402B is illustrated in FIG. 4B, and the third dynamic effect 402C isillustrated in FIG. 4C. According to embodiments, the dynamic content402 in a slide 204 may play in sequence in the dynamic preview pane 302,allowing a user 102 to see a preview of the animation/dynamic content402. As shown in the dynamic preview pane 302 in FIG. 4A, the firstdynamic effect 402A is the selector 408 selecting the square 404. Asshown in FIG. 4B, the animation progresses to the second dynamic effect402B, where the selector 408 moves the square 404 over the circle 406.Moving on to FIG. 4C, the animation progresses to the third dynamiceffect 402C, where the selector 408 moves the circle 406 to the emptyspace.

According to embodiments, a preview of dynamic content 402 in a slide204 may be provided in the dynamic preview pane 302 in various ways. Forexample, dynamic content 402 in a slide 204 may play in the dynamicpreview pane 302 a predetermined number of times (e.g., once, twice,five times, etc.), may play a predetermined number of times when a slide204 is presented in the main viewing area 304, may play continuously ina loop as long as the slide 204 is displayed in the main viewing area304, or may play upon selection of a play functionality control 502 asillustrated in FIG. 5.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing one embodiment of a method 600 forproviding preview of dynamic content in an inset dynamic content previewpane. The method 600 starts at OPERATION 602 and proceeds to OPERATION604 where an indication of a selection to display a page of a documentin an application 120 is received. For example, a user 102 may open aslide presentation 202 in a slide presentation application 128. Anindication to display the first slide 204 of the slide presentation 202may be received upon opening the slide presentation 202, or anindication of a selection to display a slide 204 may be received as theuser scrolls through one or more slides 204 of the slide presentation202.

When an indication of a selection to display a page (e.g., slide 204) isreceived, the method 600 may proceed to DECISION OPERATION 606, where adetermination may be made as to whether the page (e.g., slide 204)comprises dynamic content 402 (e.g., animations, transition effects,video content, interactive content, etc.). If the page (e.g., slide 204)does not comprise dynamic content 402, the method 600 may proceed toOPERATION 608, where the page (e.g., slide 204) may be displayed in amain viewing area 304 of the application 120,128 UI. According to anembodiment, a no-animations notification 306 may be displayed in aninset dynamic preview pane 302 indicating that the page (e.g., slide204) does not comprise dynamic content 402.

If a determination is made at DECISION OPERATION 606 that the page(e.g., slide 204) does comprise dynamic content 402 (e.g., animations,transition effects, video content, interactive content, etc.), themethod 600 may proceed to OPERATION 610, where a collapsed staticrepresentation 210 of the page (e.g., slide 204) may be displayed in amain viewing area 304 of the application 120,128 UI, and the dynamiccontent 402 of the page (e.g., slide 204) may be provided in the aninset dynamic preview pane 302. As described above, the dynamic content402 may be provided in various ways, for example, may playautomatically, may play in a loop, may play once, may play apredetermined number of times, or may play upon receiving a selection ofa play functionality control 502. The method 600 may return to OPERATION604, where an indication of a selection to display another page (e.g.,slide 204) may be received, or may end at OPERATION 698.

While the invention has been described in the general context of programmodules that execute in conjunction with an application program thatruns on an operating system on a computer, those skilled in the art willrecognize that the invention may also be implemented in combination withother program modules. Generally, program modules include routines,programs, components, data structures, and other types of structuresthat perform particular tasks or implement particular abstract datatypes.

The embodiments and functionalities described herein may operate via amultitude of computing systems including, without limitation, desktopcomputer systems, wired and wireless computing systems, mobile computingsystems (e.g., mobile telephones, netbooks, tablet or slate typecomputers, notebook computers, and laptop computers), hand-held devices,perceptive pixel displays, gaming devices, smart televisions, largemulti-touch systems, wall systems, multiprocessor systems,microprocessor-based or programmable consumer electronics,minicomputers, and mainframe computers.

In addition, the embodiments and functionalities described herein mayoperate over distributed systems (e.g., cloud-based computing systems),where application functionality, memory, data storage and retrieval andvarious processing functions may be operated remotely from each otherover a distributed computing network, such as the Internet or anintranet. User interfaces and information of various types may bedisplayed via on-board computing device displays or via remote displayunits associated with one or more computing devices. For example userinterfaces and information of various types may be displayed andinteracted with on a wall surface onto which user interfaces andinformation of various types are projected. Interaction with themultitude of computing systems with which embodiments of the inventionmay be practiced include, keystroke entry, touch screen entry, voice orother audio entry, gesture entry where an associated computing device isequipped with detection (e.g., camera) functionality for capturing andinterpreting user gestures for controlling the functionality of thecomputing device, and the like.

FIGS. 7-9 and the associated descriptions provide a discussion of avariety of operating environments in which embodiments of the inventionmay be practiced. However, the devices and systems illustrated anddiscussed with respect to FIGS. 7-9 are for purposes of example andillustration and are not limiting of a vast number of computing deviceconfigurations that may be utilized for practicing embodiments of theinvention, described herein.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating physical components (i.e.,hardware) of a computing device 700 with which embodiments of theinvention may be practiced. The computing device components describedbelow may be suitable for the computing devices described above. In abasic configuration, the computing device 700 may include at least oneprocessing unit 702 and a system memory 704. Depending on theconfiguration and type of computing device, the system memory 704 maycomprise, but is not limited to, volatile storage (e.g., random accessmemory), non-volatile storage (e.g., read-only memory), flash memory, orany combination of such memories. The system memory 704 may include anoperating system 705 and one or more program modules 706 suitable forrunning software applications 720 such as slide presentation application128. The operating system 705, for example, may be suitable forcontrolling the operation of the computing device 700. Furthermore,embodiments of the invention may be practiced in conjunction with agraphics library, other operating systems, or any other applicationprogram and is not limited to any particular application or system. Thisbasic configuration is illustrated in FIG. 7 by those components withina dashed line 708. The computing device 700 may have additional featuresor functionality. For example, the computing device 700 may also includeadditional data storage devices (removable and/or non-removable) suchas, for example, magnetic disks, optical disks, or tape. Such additionalstorage is illustrated in FIG. 7 by a removable storage device 709 and anon-removable storage device 710.

As stated above, a number of program modules and data files may bestored in the system memory 704. While executing on the processing unit702, the program modules 706 may perform processes including, but notlimited to, one or more of the stages of the method 600 illustrated inFIG. 6. Other program modules that may be used in accordance withembodiments of the present invention may include applications 120, suchas, electronic mail and contacts applications, word processingapplications, spreadsheet applications, database applications, slidepresentation applications 128, notes applications, drawing orcomputer-aided application programs, etc.

Furthermore, embodiments of the invention may be practiced in anelectrical circuit comprising discrete electronic elements, packaged orintegrated electronic chips containing logic gates, a circuit utilizinga microprocessor, or on a single chip containing electronic elements ormicroprocessors. For example, embodiments of the invention may bepracticed via a system-on-a-chip (SOC) where each or many of thecomponents illustrated in FIG. 7 may be integrated onto a singleintegrated circuit. Such an SOC device may include one or moreprocessing units, graphics units, communications units, systemvirtualization units and various application functionality all of whichare integrated (or “burned”) onto the chip substrate as a singleintegrated circuit. When operating via an SOC, the functionality,described herein, may be operated via application-specific logicintegrated with other components of the computing device 700 on thesingle integrated circuit (chip). Embodiments of the invention may alsobe practiced using other technologies capable of performing logicaloperations such as, for example, AND, OR, and NOT, including but notlimited to mechanical, optical, fluidic, and quantum technologies. Inaddition, embodiments of the invention may be practiced within a generalpurpose computer or in any other circuits or systems.

The computing device 700 may also have one or more input device(s) 712such as a keyboard, a mouse, a pen, a sound input device, a touch inputdevice, etc. The computing device 700 may also have one or more sensors,such as an accelerometer, a light sensor, a proximity sensor, a GPS, agyroscope, a tilt sensor, etc. The output device(s) 714 such as adisplay, speakers, a printer, etc. may also be included. Theaforementioned devices are examples and others may be used. Thecomputing device 700 may include one or more communication connections716 allowing communications with other computing devices 718. Examplesof suitable communication connections 716 include, but are not limitedto, RF transmitter, receiver, and/or transceiver circuitry; universalserial bus (USB), parallel, and/or serial ports.

The term computer readable media as used herein may include computerstorage media. Computer storage media may include volatile andnonvolatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any methodor technology for storage of information, such as computer readableinstructions, data structures, or program modules. The system memory704, the removable storage device 709, and the non-removable storagedevice 710 are all computer storage media examples (i.e., memorystorage.) Computer storage media may include RAM, ROM, electricallyerasable read-only memory (EEPROM), flash memory or other memorytechnology, CD-ROM, digital versatile disks (DVD) or other opticalstorage, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage orother magnetic storage devices, or any other article of manufacturewhich can be used to store information and which can be accessed by thecomputing device 700. Any such computer storage media may be part of thecomputing device 700.

FIGS. 8A and 8B illustrate a mobile computing device 800, for example, amobile telephone, a smart phone, a tablet personal computer, a laptopcomputer, and the like, with which embodiments of the invention may bepracticed. With reference to FIG. 8A, one embodiment of a mobilecomputing device 800 for implementing the embodiments is illustrated. Ina basic configuration, the mobile computing device 800 is a handheldcomputer having both input elements and output elements. The mobilecomputing device 800 typically includes a display 805 and one or moreinput buttons 810 that allow the user to enter information into themobile computing device 800. The display 805 of the mobile computingdevice 800 may also function as an input device (e.g., a touch screendisplay). If included, an optional side input element 815 allows furtheruser input. The side input element 815 may be a rotary switch, a button,or any other type of manual input element. In alternative embodiments,mobile computing device 800 may incorporate more or less input elements.For example, the display 805 may not be a touch screen in someembodiments. In yet another alternative embodiment, the mobile computingdevice 800 is a portable phone system, such as a cellular phone. Themobile computing device 800 may also include an optional keypad 835.Optional keypad 835 may be a physical keypad or a “soft” keypadgenerated on the touch screen display. In various embodiments, theoutput elements include the display 805 for showing a graphical userinterface (GUI), a visual indicator 820 (e.g., a light emitting diode),and/or an audio transducer 825 (e.g., a speaker). In some embodiments,the mobile computing device 800 incorporates a vibration transducer forproviding the user with tactile feedback. In yet another embodiment, themobile computing device 800 incorporates input and/or output ports, suchas an audio input (e.g., a microphone jack), an audio output (e.g., aheadphone jack), and a video output (e.g., a HDMI port) for sendingsignals to or receiving signals from an external device. The mobilecomputing device 800 may comprise one or more sensors, such as anaccelerometer, a light sensor, a proximity sensor, a GPS, a gyroscope, atilt sensor, etc.

FIG. 8B is a block diagram illustrating the architecture of oneembodiment of a mobile computing device. That is, the mobile computingdevice 800 can incorporate a system (i.e., an architecture) 802 toimplement some embodiments. In one embodiment, the system 802 isimplemented as a “smart phone” capable of running one or moreapplications (e.g., browser, e-mail, calendaring, contact managers,messaging clients, games, and media clients/players). In someembodiments, the system 802 is integrated as a computing device, such asan integrated personal digital assistant (PDA) and wireless phone.

One or more application programs 120, which may include a slidepresentation application 128, may be loaded into the memory 862 and runon or in association with the operating system 864. Examples of theapplication programs include phone dialer programs, e-mail programs,personal information management (PIM) programs, notes applications, wordprocessing programs, spreadsheet programs, Internet browser programs,messaging programs, and so forth. The system 802 also includes anon-volatile storage area 868 within the memory 862. The non-volatilestorage area 868 may be used to store persistent information that shouldnot be lost if the system 802 is powered down. The application programs120, which may include a slide presentation application 128, may use andstore information in the non-volatile storage area 868, such as e-mailor other messages used by an e-mail application, and the like. Asynchronization application (not shown) also resides on the system 802and is programmed to interact with a corresponding synchronizationapplication resident on a host computer to keep the information storedin the non-volatile storage area 868 synchronized with correspondinginformation stored at the host computer. As should be appreciated, otherapplications may be loaded into the memory 862 and run on the mobilecomputing device 800.

The system 802 has a power supply 870, which may be implemented as oneor more batteries. The power supply 870 might further include anexternal power source, such as an AC adapter or a powered docking cradlethat supplements or recharges the batteries.

The system 802 may also include a radio 872 that performs the functionof transmitting and receiving radio frequency communications. The radio872 facilitates wireless connectivity between the system 802 and the“outside world,” via a communications carrier or service provider.Transmissions to and from the radio 872 are conducted under control ofthe operating system 864. In other words, communications received by theradio 872 may be disseminated to the application programs 120 via theoperating system 864, and vice versa.

The visual indicator 820 may be used to provide visual notificationsand/or an audio interface 874 may be used for producing audiblenotifications via the audio transducer 825. In the illustratedembodiment, the visual indicator 820 is a light emitting diode (LED) andthe audio transducer 825 is a speaker. These devices may be directlycoupled to the power supply 870 so that when activated, they remain onfor a duration dictated by the notification mechanism even though theprocessor 860 and other components might shut down for conservingbattery power. The LED may be programmed to remain on indefinitely untilthe user takes action to indicate the powered-on status of the device.The audio interface 874 is used to provide audible signals to andreceive audible signals from the user. For example, in addition to beingcoupled to the audio transducer 825, the audio interface 874 may also becoupled to a microphone to receive audible input, such as to facilitatea telephone conversation. In accordance with embodiments of the presentinvention, the microphone may also serve as an audio sensor tofacilitate control of notifications. The system 802 may further includea video interface 876 that enables an operation of an on-board camera830 to record still images, video stream, and the like.

A mobile computing device 800 implementing the system 802 may haveadditional features or functionality. For example, the mobile computingdevice 800 may also include additional data storage devices (removableand/or non-removable) such as, magnetic disks, optical disks, or tape.Such additional storage is illustrated in FIG. 8B by the non-volatilestorage area 868.

Data/information generated or captured by the mobile computing device800 and stored via the system 802 may be stored locally on the mobilecomputing device 800, as described above, or the data may be stored onany number of storage media that may be accessed by the device via theradio 872 or via a wired connection between the mobile computing device800 and a separate computing device associated with the mobile computingdevice 800, for example, a server computer in a distributed computingnetwork, such as the Internet. As should be appreciated suchdata/information may be accessed via the mobile computing device 800 viathe radio 872 or via a distributed computing network. Similarly, suchdata/information may be readily transferred between computing devicesfor storage and use according to well-known data/information transferand storage means, including electronic mail and collaborativedata/information sharing systems.

FIG. 9 illustrates one embodiment of the architecture of a system forproviding an improved dynamic user interface, as described above.Content developed, interacted with, or edited in association with anapplication 120, which may include a slide presentation application 128,may be stored in different communication channels or other storagetypes. For example, various documents may be stored using a directoryservice 922, a web portal 924, a mailbox service 926, an instantmessaging store 928, or a social networking site 930. The application120, which may include a slide presentation application 128, may use anyof these types of systems or the like for enabling data utilization, asdescribed herein. A server 130 may provide the application 120 (e.g.,slide presentation application 128) to clients. As one example, theserver 940 may be a web server providing the application 120 (e.g.,slide presentation application 128) over the web. The server 950 mayprovide the application 120 (e.g., slide presentation application 128)over the web to clients through a network 950. By way of example, theclient computing device 110 may be implemented and embodied in apersonal computer 905A, a tablet computing device 905B and/or a mobilecomputing device 905C (e.g., a smart phone). Any of these embodiments ofthe client computing device 905A, 905B, 905C may obtain content from thestore 916.

Embodiments of the present invention, for example, are described abovewith reference to block diagrams and/or operational illustrations ofmethods, systems, and computer program products according to embodimentsof the invention. The functions/acts noted in the blocks may occur outof the order as shown in any flowchart. For example, two blocks shown insuccession may in fact be executed substantially concurrently or theblocks may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending uponthe functionality/acts involved.

The description and illustration of one or more embodiments provided inthis application are not intended to limit or restrict the scope of theinvention as claimed in any way. The embodiments, examples, and detailsprovided in this application are considered sufficient to conveypossession and enable others to make and use the best mode of claimedinvention. The claimed invention should not be construed as beinglimited to any embodiment, example, or detail provided in thisapplication. Regardless of whether shown and described in combination orseparately, the various features (both structural and methodological)are intended to be selectively included or omitted to produce anembodiment with a particular set of features. Having been provided withthe description and illustration of the present application, one skilledin the art may envision variations, modifications, and alternateembodiments falling within the spirit of the broader aspects of thegeneral inventive concept embodied in this application that do notdepart from the broader scope of the claimed invention.

We claim:
 1. A method for providing a preview of dynamic content in adynamic content preview pane, the method comprising: receiving anindication of a selection to display a page including content;determining if the content of the page comprises dynamic content; inresponse to determining that the content of the page comprises dynamiccontent, providing a static representation of the page in a main viewingarea and the dynamic content in an inset pane; and in response todetermining that the content of the page does not comprise dynamiccontent, providing the static representation of the page withoutdisplaying the inset pane.
 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:if the page does not comprise dynamic content, providing a notificationthat the page does not comprise dynamic content.
 3. The method of claim1, wherein determining if a page comprises dynamic content comprisesdetermining if a page comprises one or more of: an animation; atransition effect; video content; or interactive content.
 4. The methodof claim 1, wherein receiving an indication of a selection to display apage comprises receiving an indication of a selection to display a slideof a slide presentation.
 5. The method of claim 1, wherein providingdynamic content in an inset pane comprises providing the dynamic contentin a loop while the static representation of the page is displayed in amain viewing area.
 6. The method of claim 1, wherein providing dynamiccontent in an inset pane comprises providing the dynamic content apredetermined number of times while the static representation of thepage is displayed in a main viewing area.
 7. The method of claim 1,wherein providing dynamic content in an inset pane comprises providingthe dynamic content upon receiving an indication of a selection to playthe dynamic content.
 8. A system for providing a preview of dynamiccontent in a dynamic content preview pane, the system comprising: one ormore processors; and a memory coupled to the one or more processors, theone or more processors operable to: receive an indication of a selectionto display a page including content; determine if the content of thepage comprises dynamic content; in response to determining that thecontent of the page comprises dynamic content, provide a staticrepresentation of the page in a main viewing area and the dynamiccontent in an inset pane; and in response to determining that thecontent of the page does not comprise dynamic content, providing thestatic representation of the page without displaying the inset pane. 9.The system of claim 8, wherein if the page does not comprise dynamiccontent, the processor is further operable to provide a notificationthat the page does not comprise dynamic content.
 10. The system of claim8, wherein the processor, in determining if a page comprises dynamiccontent, is further operable to determine if a page comprises one ormore of: an animation; a transition effect; video content; orinteractive content.
 11. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor,in receiving an indication of a selection to display a page, is furtheroperable to receive an indication of a selection to display a slide of aslide presentation.
 12. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor, inproviding dynamic content in an inset pane, if further operable toprovide the dynamic content in a loop while the static representation ofthe page is displayed in a main viewing area.
 13. The system of claim 8,wherein the processor, in providing dynamic content in an inset pane, isfurther operable to provide the dynamic content a predetermined numberof times while the static representation of the page is displayed in amain viewing area.
 14. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor, inproviding dynamic content in an inset pane, is further operable toprovide the dynamic content upon receiving an indication of a selectionto play the dynamic content.
 15. A physical computer readable storagemedium containing computer executable instructions which, when executedby a computer, perform a method for providing a preview of dynamiccontent in a dynamic content preview pane, the method comprising:receiving an indication of a selection to display a page includingcontent; determining if the content of the page comprises dynamiccontent, wherein the dynamic content includes one or more of: ananimation; a transition effect; video content; or interactive content;in response to determining that the content of the page comprisesdynamic content, providing a static representation of the page in a mainviewing area and the dynamic content in an inset pane; and in responseto determining that the content of the page does not comprise dynamiccontent, providing the static representation of the page withoutdisplaying the inset pane.
 16. The physical computer readable storagemedium of claim 15, further comprising: if the page does not comprisedynamic content, providing a notification that the page does notcomprise dynamic content.
 17. The physical computer readable storagemedium of claim 15, wherein receiving an indication of a selection todisplay a page comprises receiving an indication of a selection todisplay a slide of a slide presentation.
 18. The physical computerreadable storage medium of claim 15, wherein providing dynamic contentin an inset pane comprises providing the dynamic content in a loop whilethe static representation of the page is displayed in a main viewingarea.
 19. The physical computer readable storage medium of claim 15,wherein providing dynamic content in an inset pane comprises providingthe dynamic content a predetermined number of times while the staticrepresentation of the page is displayed in a main viewing area.
 20. Thephysical computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the insetpane comprises a functionality control, which when selected causes thedynamic content to play in a main viewing area.